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Learn to spot cyanobacteria in Vermont’s lakes and ponds
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 8, 2025
WATERBURY — It’s the time of year to start checking Vermont’s waters for cyanobacteria blooms before you swim, play, or bring your pets, so you can have fun in the water safely. Cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) are tiny...
Trump Joins the Opposition to Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act, Calling it ‘Burdensome’ and ‘Ideologically Motivated’
Inside Climate News
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June 27, 2025
Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act became law last summer. New York followed its lead in December. Four days later, the Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute sued Vermont for abusing its power and putting an unreasonable burden on...
Multistate coalition supports lawsuit against EPA's termination of environmental justice grants
Golden State Today - California
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July 7, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with attorneys general from 19 other states and territories, has submitted an amicus brief in support of Earthjustice, Public Rights Project, and the Southern Environmental Law Center. The lawsuit...
Attorneys general challenge EPA's termination of environmental justice grant program
Capital District Times - New York
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July 8, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined forces with 19 other attorneys general to support a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The legal action challenges the EPA's decision to terminate the Environmental...
Staying prepared for Vermont’s next weather emergency
WCAX - Vermont
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July 8, 2025
WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - This week marks the anniversary of devastating flooding in Vermont. In Waterbury, water levels in the Winooski River rose for two straight years and damaged many homes. Residents say they’re prepared if it were to happen...
Vermont Halts Dental Therapy Program, Shifts Focus to Expanding Dental Hygiene
Decisions in Dentistry
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July 3, 2025
After nearly a decade of planning, Vermont State University has officially ended development of its proposed Dental Therapy Program due to insurmountable financial and operational challenges. Instead, the university is doubling down on its...
A Hidden Gem: Vermont’s Most Serene State Park
The Travel
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July 8, 2025
In a state already rich with natural beauty, Allis State Park stands out as Vermont’s most serene and under-the-radar escape. Located atop Bear Hill in Randolph, Vermont, this peaceful park treats visitors to sweeping 360-degree mountain views,...
One week later: Advocates for Vermont's homeless call for change
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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A week after many disabled people were sent to live outside, Vermont's shelter providers were still asking Gov. Phil Scott to do something. On July 1, hundreds of people, many of them children, left the General Assistance Emergency Housing Program...
Vermont soccer club kicks toward a cleaner future
Environmental Health News
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July 2, 2025
In Burlington, Vermont, a scrappy amateur soccer team is drawing crowds and taking climate action one game at a time. Cara Buckley reports for The New York Times. In short: The Vermont Green Football Club blends sports and sustainability, offering...
Vermont Conversation: ‘Don’t back down’ — Vermont’s marriage equality revolution at 25
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Then (2000) and Now (2024): Stacy Jolles, left, Nina Beck, right, with their son, Seth Jolles, center. Photos courtesy of Stacy Jolles and Nina Beck The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth...
Boating in Vermont? What to know about the law on cleaning watercraft
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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With the boating season underway, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is urging boaters to inspect and clean their watercraft to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, according to a community announcement. These...
Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but fewer chicks are surviving
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
By Izzy Wagner/VTDigger Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but scientists have noticed a recent decrease in the number of chicks surviving. In 2024, Vermont saw a record-breaking 123 nesting pairs, 11 of which landed at...
Cyber Tatanka gives network defense specialists opportunity to refine their skills in safe yet realistic virtual environment
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. – “You are the frontlines of this new data war.” That’s how Maj. Gen. Craig Strong, Nebraska National Guard adjutant general, addressed military, public and private industry cyber protection specialists, June 12, during the two-week...
Vermont’s new climate plan enters a challenging political landscape
Vermont Public Radio
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July 1, 2025
Amid a tumultuous federal landscape for climate policy, Vermont’s Climate Council has adopted a new Climate Action Plan. The document is a roadmap for how the state can comply with its statutory commitment to reduce climate warming greenhouse gas...
Vermont climate policy gets an upgrade
WCAX - Vermont
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July 1, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The blueprint for Vermont’s climate policy has gotten an upgrade. Every four years, the state’s Climate Action Plan is updated after public input is gathered on proposed changes. This time around, the plan includes a set...
New push to solve weatherization workforce woes in Vermont
WCAX - Vermont
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July 7, 2025
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - There’s a new push to solve weatherization workforce woes in Vermont. A new training center in Barre may make it easier for you to find someone to button up your home. But finding a qualified workforce is only half the battle....
Editorial: Work to do
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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This week, State Treasurer Mike Pieciak’s task force on the federal transition released its final report with recommended actions to strengthen Vermont’s economy and the state’s fiscal stability in response to federal policy changes and reduced...
After historic flooding, many Vermont towns still awash in red ink and repairs
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 7, 2025
Watch as a drone flies over a flooded Montpelier, Vermont Drive through the small Northeast Kingdom town of Newark on this week’s anniversaries of July floods in 2023 and 2024 and you’ll discover highways repaired, 2023 cleanup costs paid and 2024...
Corn growth in our region on track despite wet weather
WCAX - Vermont
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July 7, 2025
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - Was Vermont’s corn knee-high by the Fourth of July? Despite a soggy spring, corn growth in our area is back on track. The old saying is that corn should be “knee-high by the Fourth of July.” But the corn season had a rough...
Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Rainfall and Flooding
Earthjustice
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July 9, 2025
Warmer air increases evaporation, which means that our atmosphere contains an increasing amount of water vapor for storms to sweep up and turn into rain or snow. Just as drier areas are likely to get drier with rising global temperatures, those...